Articles in this Issue

Recreation

Coming down Hyalite Canyon Road from a fun day of hiking around the reservoir in late afternoon, Theresa and I noticed something quite interesting about the vehicles returning to Bozeman after their occupants’ day of fun in the sun. You…

Artist Bio

Samuel Thomas comes from a little rural town near Dallas, TX, but has put his love of Tex-Mex and Whataburger on the back burner while he pursues a degree in Computer Information Technology at Brigham Young University – Idaho (Rexburg).…

Dining

Backcountry Burger Bar

A place named Backcountry Burger Bar probably doesn’t conjure up mental images full of Bozeman’s history or all things Montana. Maybe it is not supposed to, but local history surrounds the restaurant in downtown Bozeman, and its…

Chef Tom Pratt is back with a new restaurant, Tomaso’s on Main. If you were a fan of the Gourmet Gas Station in Gallatin Gateway, then you will be happy with Tom’s new iteration of the former restaurant and catering service.…

Living Local

The first thing I learned after seeing a UFO is that life is stranger than I can imagine. The second is that nobody wants to talk about UFOs.Socially, it’s a subject on-par with the Illuminati, flat-earth theory, Tower 7, and Atlantis…

Music

formerly Dying Breed

Some years back, I didn’t know that a lonely late night post would bring in to my life one of the most profound relationships I have ever experienced. Not looking to spend another night alone in silence, I simply Facebook’d…

Wellness

We live in a world that loves to portray toughness. It is an American characteristic that is celebrated by all and portrayed by our pastimes of sports, our hard-working executives, and our military! But how tough is tough, and how do we learn…

Real Estate

As we move into fall, it seems everyone is welcoming the fall precipitation that will hopefully help put an end to our hot, smoky, and dry fire season. A huge thank you goes out to the brave men and women that have been battling the wildfires…

Historic Bozeman

Montana and the Western United States are littered with Ghost Towns. Some, like the nearby Virginia City, have been partially restored and turned into a mix of tourist trap and living history museum; others remain in their various states of…

Today, Bear Canyon is generally quiet and peaceful. A dirt road gently winds up the canyon, passing homes, outbuildings, and barns. New World Gulch Trail begins where the road ends, leading adventurous hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers…

Clubfoot George

Clubfoot George met his fate at the end of a Vigilante Association’s hangman’s noose in Virginia City over 150 years ago, and last June, nearly 50 members of his family gathered in that old Montana mining town to remember their…

Screen & Stage

On Sunday, October 8th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, The Bozeman Doc Series returns for a fourth season with the Montana premiere of the award-winning new documentary, For Ahkeem.Beginning one year before the fatal police shooting of a black…

For the past several years, October in Bozeman has loved participating alongside our Rocky Horror Show cast at Plonk Wine in downtown Bozeman for a Verge/Plonk Halloween dinner theater tradition. And this year will be no different. On…

What's Your Beef?

On Monday, October 9th, the City Commission will determine the fate of the controversial, precedent-setting Black Olive development application for a five-story downtown apartment building abutting historic south Bozeman. The project…

Top 10 List

The West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is open until November 5; making plans now to visit during one of the most scenic times of year is a great idea. Not only is the foliage ablaze in color, the bull elk are bugling, bison are…